| No. |
The Church is not |
The Church is |
1 |
a physical building or place |
a living body and a people |
| 2 |
a man-made organization |
a divinely built organism |
| 3 |
a self-serving enterprise |
an entity that serves God and people |
| 4 |
a calendar of activities |
a community devoted to ministering |
| 5 |
a "resort" for prideful people who "have it all together" |
a "hospital" for broken but redeemed people who love God and love others
|
| 6 |
internally focused |
eternally and externally focused |
| 7 |
self-gain |
self-less |
| 8 |
a disposable option for professing Christians |
the beloved bride of Christ |
